A premises licence—
may not be issued in relation to a vehicle (or part of a vehicle),
may be issued in relation to all or part of a passenger vessel,
may be issued in relation to all or part of a vessel (within the meaning of section 353(1)) situated at a fixed place in or on water, and
may not be issued in relation to all or part of a vessel to which neither of paragraphs (b) and (c) applies.
A premises licence in relation to a vessel may include a condition imposed by virtue of section 169 about the location of the vessel.
In relation to a vessel, a reference in this Part to a place in which premises are wholly or partly situated shall be construed—
in the case of a vessel (within the meaning of section 353(1)) situated at a fixed place in or on water, as a reference to that place,
in the case of a vessel which is permanently moored at a place, as a reference to that place,
in the case of a vessel which is habitually moored at one place more frequently or for longer periods than at any other place, as a reference to that place, and
in any other case, as a reference to any place at which a vessel is moored or is likely to be moored, or to the place in the United Kingdom nearest to any place at which a vessel is or is likely to be, while activities are carried on in the vessel in reliance on a premises licence.
In relation to a vessel, the following are responsible authorities for the purposes of this Part (in addition to the persons listed in section 157)—
a navigation authority, within the meaning of section 221(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57), which has functions in relation to any place where the vessel is or is likely to be while activities are carried on in the vessel in reliance on a premises licence,
the Environment Agency,
the British Waterways Board, if the place where the vessel is or is likely to be while activities are carried on in the vessel in reliance on a premises licence is in Scotland,
Canal & River Trust, if the place where the vessel is or is likely to be while activities are carried on in the vessel in reliance on a premises licence is in England or Wales, and
the Secretary of State.